Best Places50032, IA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 50032, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
50032 ranks 15,596th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 50032
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
50032's strengths and weaknesses
Where 50032 ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 50032 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 23% of zip codes
- Household income$61,118 median, better than only 26% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 28% of zip codes
Who lives in 50032
50032 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 50032.
Who works in 50032, and how
Work in 50032 centers on wholesale trade and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 58%
- Work from home 40%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 50032
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 50032.
What the weather is like in 50032, month by month
50032 sees roughly 96 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 32, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 23° | 16° |
| April | 63° | 50° | 40° |
| July | 86° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 64° | 52° | 43° |
Flying in and out of 50032
The nearest airport, Des Moines International, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Eppley Airfield, about 124 miles away.
The best schools in and around 50032
Schools across 50032 average an A−, better than 82% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Cornell Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bondurant - Farrar Intermediate SchoolA+ · 72% proficient
- Woodside Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Bondurant-farrar High SchoolA · 76% proficient
- Saydel High SchoolB · 46% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 50032 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
50032 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 50032 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 50032
Is 50032 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 50032 ranks 15,596th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on few empty homes, state finances, and low crime, and lowest on noise and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 50032 safe?
Yes, 50032 is safer than 92% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $168 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 50032?
July highs average about 86 degrees, and January highs near 32 with lows near 16. That works out to about 96 pleasant days a year, more than 61% of zip codes.
Compare 50032 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 50032. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 50032 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
50032 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 50032: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 50032: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 50032: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 50032: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
50032 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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